Minnesota Twins vs Houston Astros Prediction, 6/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Houston Astros

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-102) Houston (-116)

The Houston Astros (25-33) are welcoming the Minnesota Twins (32-25) at Minute Maid Park on Sunday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Twins at -102 while the Astros are priced at -116. The total has been set at 8. The men taking the mound will be Simeon Woods Richardson and Hunter Brown.

The Twins have tallied 105 two-baggers as a team and have hit 62 balls out of the stadium. Minnesota has a slugging rate of .397 and have been called out on strikes 488 times, while taking a walk on 171 occasions. As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are putting up 4.5 runs/g, which has them at 9th in the league. They have amassed 237 RBI's and 441 hits this season, while their average at the plate is .232. They have a total of 254 runs scored and have an OBP of .305.

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The Twins have a team ERA of 4.08 this season (17th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 519 hitters. Twins pitchers have given up 68 home runs and also 246 runs in total (14th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 138 hitters and their FIP is 3.80 as a unit on the year. Minnesota has surrendered 467 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 229 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.76 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.20.

The Twins have dispatched 179 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 67 runners over the course of the season and 47.8% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 20 saves for the year and have blown 8 of 28 chances to get a save. The Twins bullpen have a save percentage of 71.4% and has come into the game in 73 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 44 holds on the campaign (3rd in baseball). Twins pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 43 times in addition to having 63 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Minnesota Twins have notched a total of 1,515 putouts for the season, in addition to 420 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which ranks 3rd in MLB, and have 26 double plays. The Twins have turned 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,545 innings, which ranks them 17th in professional baseball.

Woods Richardson (14-29 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.64 and he has gone up against 1,481 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 338 base hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 135 walks. His ERA is 4.35 (163 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.404. Woods Richardson has taken the ball for 337 innings and has racked up 365 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

The Astros hold a team slugging percentage of .410 and they average 4.34 runs per contest (13th in the league). They have put up 89 doubles, while getting a free base 173 times and racking up 252 runs. Houston has knocked in 68 home runs for the season to go along with 241 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 394 occasions (30th in baseball) and have 514 hits. The Houston Astros have tallied a team OBP of .321 and a team batting average of .258 so far this season.

The Astros have a WHIP of 1.350 in addition to having a FIP of 4.30 as a pitching staff this year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.70 (495 strikeouts vs 223 free passes). They are sitting at 19th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 470. They have relinquished 64 dingers and they allow 4.58 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The Houston pitching staff have surrendered 261 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.31 (246 earned runs relinquished).

With 47 save situations, the Astros have 28 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. Houston has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 19 save chances and they have tallied 9 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 54 times in high leverage situations in addition to 32 occasions with runners on. Houston relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.0% out of their 50 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 29th in the league with a save percentage of 47.4%, and they have sent 183 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year.

In 4,623 innings on the field, the Astros are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (19th in baseball). The Houston Astros have turned 52 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in MLB). The Astros have 499 assists, 27 errors and are sitting with 1,541 putouts so far this year.

During his pro baseball career, Brown has surrendered 1,012 base knocks while accumulating 969 strikeouts in 1,103 frames. He has allowed a total of 492 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.250 and a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.64 and he has gone up against 4,648 opposing batters thus far in his career. Brown (72-57 career record) holds a 4.01 earned run average and has given up 8.3 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston (-116)

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